Time in the Minors documents the lives and passionate dreams of two minor league players on their arduous journey to becoming Major League Baseball players.
Shows how commodity market prices are established in the financial capitals of the world Shows how commodity market prices are established in the financial capitals of the world, like London and New York, and how extremely dependent commodity producers in the poor countries are on these prices. The…
Raymond C. Cotton owned the general store in Hiram, Maine. He also owned blueberry land and there are extensive shots of the work involved in a segment entitled, “Fields of Blue.” He used his 8mm camera to capture his life in Hiram and glimpses of the surrounding towns of Harrison, Baldwin,…
By the time COVID-19 appeared, South African filmmaker Rehad Desai was all-too-familiar with pandemics. Not only had he previously worked in HIV prevention, he was also in the midst of making a film about a clinical trial for a vaccine that held the promise of ending new AIDS infections. South Africa’s…
Shows positive ways that time can be used in retirement Aimed at people about to retire after working full-time, this programme asks if the time ahead is something to be treasured and made use of, or will it drag emptily? Gives an idea of the positive ways in which many people have used their extra…
"Time Thieves" Forget water, oil and rare minerals – there is a new resource everyone wants: our time. Cosima Dannoritzer's "Time Thieves" reveals how companies monetize our time without our knowledge and how the social networks have, in their own words, become ‘the…
How older people can take the initiative in controlling many aspects of their own health. This film shows ways in which older people can take the initiative in controlling many aspects their own health. The importance of maintaining mobility and social contact is emphasised, as weII as the benefit…
Efforts to stop famine in Africa. At the end of 1984, television alerted the world to a tragedy affecting millions of people in Africa. Confronted by such terrible suffering, the public the world over responded on an unprecedented scale. In order to look at how some of this money has been spent and…
An arresting and beautifully-shot account of the less-than-distinguished elements of Australia’s historic relationship with Timor-Leste. Combining interviews with Australian activists and supporters of Timor-Leste, documentary footage, and skilfully woven historical narrative and legal analysis,…
After Work in Progress and Why do we even work? Samuel Durand's third documentary, Time to Work, questions our relationship to time spent working. Should we choose our own rhythm? What if it was the very definition of work that needed to be rethought? Thinkers, entrepreneurs, researchers and…
Finlay Pretsell | UK 2017 | 81’ | English Using pioneering filming techniques, bespoke vehicles and on-bike cameras, TIME TRIAL offers a radical new insight into the world of professional cycling through the eyes of David Millar, the only British rider to have won all of the Tour de France…
Running by Sight follows painter and photographer Tim Hussey through a year of inspiration and production. Filmmaker Adam Boozer captures the spirit and struggles of a contemporary artist living in the Southeast, while recounting past experiences that brought Hussey to gain national recognition. Running…
